Walk Event In Hartford To Help Combat Eating Disorders

Courtesy of National Eating Disorders Association

HARTFORD, CT — Participants are being sought this month for a special walk in the state's capital later this month to raise awareness and funds to battle eating disorders.

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the nation’s leading nonprofit for eating disorders, is organizing its Hartford, CT NEDA Walk on Saturday, May 27, at Bushnell Park, 1 Jewell St., Hartford.

Registration/check-in for the walk is at 11 a.m., with the walk itself starting at 11:45 a.m. that day.

NEDA Walks spread awareness about the realities of eating disorders and "build supportive, local communities of hope, strength and recovery," according to an event announcement.

In the United States, eating disorders already affect 28.8 million people. Those aged 12 through 25 make up 95 percent of cases.

Eating disorders are serious mental and physical illnesses that can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, body shapes and weights.

These disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders, surpassed only by opioid use disorder.

Money raised from this NEDA Walk will help fund vital programs and resources focused on prevention, cures and access to quality care.

“20 million women and 10 million men in the United States will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Moreover, a recent report in JAMA found that 22 percent of children and adolescents worldwide, that’s one-fourth of young people, showed disordered eating,” said Sarah Chase, NEDA vice president of communication.

“NEDA’s website has seen an 89 percent increase in traffic this year and our resources are accessed by millions of Americans every month."

To pre-register for the 2023 Hartford, CT NEDA Wal visit this link.

For more informatio on the National Eating Disorders Association, click on this link.